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ORDINANCE N0. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, BY REPEALING ARTICLE III, FIRE RESERVE UNIT, SECTIONS 12-51 THROUGH 12-66 AND REPEALING ARTICLE IV, FIRE PREVENTION CODE, SECTIONS 12-86 THROUGH 12-89; ESTABLISHING A NEW ARTICLE III, ENTITLED FIRE CODE; ADOPTING THE 2006 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE; ESTABLISHING LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO THE 2006 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; A111D PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, for the last 25 years, the City of Paris has followed and enforced the Standard Fire Code developed by the Southern Building Code Congress (SBCC) as it has been amended from time to time; and, WHEREAS, the SBCC Standard Fire Code has become stale and difficult to administer, and the Fire Chief and the Fire Marshal of the Paris Fire Department have reviewed other fire codes available and have determined that the International Fire Code, 2006 Edition, provides the best uniform fire code and regulations for the City of Paris, Texas; and, WHEREAS, the Fire Chief and Fire Marshal of the Paris Fire Department hereby recommend the 2006 International Fire Code as the best uniform fire code to provide uniform guidelines and regulations for the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the occupancy of buildings and premises in the City of Paris, Texas; and, WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be in the best interest of the City of Paris and its citizens to repeal the existing Fire Prevention Code and to and adopt the 2006 Edition of the International Fire Code as amended with local amendments as set out below; and, WHEREAS, the City Fire Department has not had an active Fire Reserve Unit in the City of Paris for many years and the Fire Chief desires to remove that Article from Chapter 12 of the City of Paris Code of Ordinances to eliminate any confusion among the citizens of Paris. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, THAT: 0 U00050"